HALSOER - Working with external partners, and particularly the NHS have been very enthusiastic providers of OER, and completely understand the philosophy behind it. There have been no barriers in terms of gaining © approval to use the Creative Commons licence from any of our partners.
REACTOR - EU Skills, National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies, national Skills Academy for Power
Managing expectations of Sector Skills Councils - The project has spent time managing partner’s expectations/commercial focus against the research findings of the lecturers and students and what is practically achievable within the scope of the project. The following extract from February’s project meeting minutes gives an example of this.
‘EU Skills representative comments: The subject areas selected for resource developement were all ‘now’ technologies. There are many new technologies coming up in the future including marine, combined heat and power and fuel cells which should perhaps be considered. That said these technologies were not referred to during the research phase of the project and therefore the project will not include these in its development plan. The final report will make reference to this and development of such resources will be recommended moving forward’.
Engaging with partner’s member networks has made contact with institutions much easier.
CORE-SET - The Royal Academy of Engineering, UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres, Techniquest Glyndwr Discovery Centre
Digital Literacy and Creativity (OMAC) - ITTE (IT in Teacher Education National Subject Association)
ALTO UK - HEA ADM Subject Centre, Jorum Service, MIMAS, University of Manchester
HALSOER - Leicester Constabulary
PARIS project - HEA green Academy
PublishOER - JISC Collections
REACTOR - HE Academy Discipline lead for the Built Environment
ORBIT - British Geological Survey Keyworth, National STEM Centre